On the Field College Football Rankings

On The Field College Football Rankings - Week 7

Rankings based on actual game results, not hype.

Games through: Sunday, October 12, 2025

In a nutshell, here's how the College Football Mega Ranking works:

This is an objective, performance based ranking system that ranks teams based on what they have actually done on the field so far this season. It is not a reflection of what teams have done in past seasons or what they are expected to do in the future. Here's how the rankings are calculated: Each week a team plays, it earns points for each win. Extra points are awarded for beating Top 10 and Top 20 teams, as well as for winning by a large margin (up to a certain limit). A few points are subtracted for wins against teams from weaker conferences or non-BCS teams. Points are also subtracted for each loss. Additional points are deducted for bad losses by a large margin (up to a certain limit) and for losses against teams from poor conferences or non-BCS teams. Teams are ranked by total cumulative points earned for the season..

Current Rank Team Name Weekly Move Total Points Games Played # of Wins 10-17 Pt Wins 18-28 Pt Wins 29+ Pt Wins Top 10 Wins Top 20 Wins Tier 4 Wins 1-9 Pt Losses 10-17 Pt Losses 18-28 Pt Losses 29+ Pt Losses Top 10 Losses Top 20 Losses Tier 4 Losses
1 Ohio State
Big Ten (6-0)
+1 80 6 6 0 3 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 Texas Tech
Big 12 (6-0)
+1 75 6 6 0 3 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Indiana
Big Ten (6-0)
+3 72 6 6 2 0 3 2 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Oregon
Big Ten (5-1)
-3 67 6 5 0 1 3 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0
5 Alabama
SEC (5-1)
+5 63 6 5 1 1 1 1 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
6 Texas A&M
SEC (6-0)
+2 62 6 6 1 3 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Miami (FL)
ACC (5-0)
-3 59 5 5 0 1 2 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 Ole Miss
SEC (6-0)
+3 58 6 6 0 0 2 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 Vanderbilt
SEC (5-1)
-4 57 6 5 0 3 2 1 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
10 Georgia Tech
ACC (6-0)
+7 54 6 6 1 1 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 BYU
Big 12 (6-0)
+5 53 6 6 1 2 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 Utah
Big 12 (5-1)
+11 53 6 5 0 1 4 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 0
13 LSU
SEC (5-1)
+6 52 6 5 3 0 1 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 0
14 Oklahoma
SEC (5-1)
-7 52 6 5 1 0 3 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
15 Virginia
ACC (5-1)
-6 52 6 5 0 1 2 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
16 Georgia
SEC (5-1)
+4 51 6 5 1 2 1 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 0
17 Illinois
Big Ten (5-2)
-5 51 7 5 1 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 0
18 Missouri
SEC (5-1)
-5 51 6 5 1 0 3 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0
19 USC
Big Ten (5-1)
+12 51 6 5 2 1 2 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
20 Nebraska
Big Ten (5-1)
+1 48 6 5 1 0 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0
21 Tennessee
SEC (5-1)
+1 48 6 5 0 1 2 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0
22 Washington
Big Ten (5-1)
+7 48 6 5 1 1 2 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 0
23 Memphis
American (6-0)
-9 46 6 6 0 2 3 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
24 Mississippi State
SEC (4-2)
-9 46 6 4 1 1 1 1 0 2 1 0 1 0 1 1 0
25 Cincinnati
Big 12 (5-1)
-- 45 6 5 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
26 Iowa
Big Ten (4-2)
+10 45 6 4 1 1 2 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 2 0
27 Notre Dame
Independent (4-2)
+15 44 6 4 0 2 2 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 0
28 Houston
Big 12 (5-1)
+11 43 6 5 1 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 0
29 Texas
SEC (4-2)
+28 43 6 4 2 0 2 1 0 3 2 0 0 0 1 0 0
30 Iowa State
Big 12 (5-2)
-12 40 7 5 0 1 1 0 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
31 San Diego State
Mountain West (5-1)
+6 40 6 5 0 1 3 0 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
32 Pittsburgh
ACC (4-2)
+13 37 6 4 0 1 2 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
33 South Florida
American (5-1)
+11 37 6 5 0 3 1 0 1 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
34 Arizona
Big 12 (4-2)
-4 36 6 4 0 1 2 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 2 0
35 Auburn
SEC (3-3)
-3 36 6 3 2 0 1 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 2 1 0
36 Baylor
Big 12 (4-2)
-8 36 6 4 0 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
37 Florida State
ACC (3-3)
-11 35 6 3 1 0 2 1 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0
38 TCU
Big 12 (4-2)
-14 35 6 4 2 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
39 Kansas
Big 12 (4-3)
+1 33 7 4 0 1 2 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 1 0 0
40 Minnesota
Big Ten (4-2)
+12 32 6 4 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0
41 SMU
ACC (4-2)
+21 32 6 4 1 2 1 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
42 UNLV
Mountain West (6-0)
+4 32 6 6 2 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
43 Duke
ACC (4-2)
-5 31 6 4 1 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 1
44 Louisville
ACC (4-1)
-3 31 5 4 1 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
45 Maryland
Big Ten (4-2)
-12 31 6 4 2 1 1 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
46 Clemson
ACC (3-3)
+25 29 6 3 1 1 1 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 0
47 Michigan
Big Ten (4-2)
-13 29 6 4 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
48 Navy
American (6-0)
-- 29 6 6 1 1 1 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
49 Tulane
American (5-1)
+1 29 6 5 1 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
50 Wake Forest
ACC (4-2)
+20 29 6 4 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 0
51 Western Michigan
MAC (4-3)
+21 29 7 4 0 1 2 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 1
52 James Madison
Sun Belt (5-1)
+6 27 6 5 1 2 1 0 0 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
53 North Texas
American (5-1)
-26 25 6 5 1 0 2 0 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 1
54 Penn State
Big Ten (3-3)
-5 24 6 3 0 0 3 0 0 3 3 0 0 0 1 0 0
55 Arizona State
Big 12 (4-2)
-8 23 6 4 0 2 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0
56 South Carolina
SEC (3-3)
-- 23 6 3 1 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 0
57 NC State
ACC (4-3)
-4 22 7 4 1 0 1 0 0 2 1 1 0 1 0 1 0
58 Northwestern
Big Ten (4-2)
+18 22 6 4 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 1 0 1
59 Toledo
MAC (3-3)
-5 22 6 3 0 1 2 0 0 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0
60 California
ACC (4-2)
-1 21 6 4 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1
61 Ohio
MAC (3-3)
-1 21 6 3 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 1 0 0
62 Old Dominion
Sun Belt (4-2)
-27 21 6 4 1 1 2 0 0 3 0 1 1 0 0 1 1
63 UConn
Independent (4-2)
-- 20 6 4 0 0 2 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 1
64 Western Kentucky
CUSA (5-1)
-- 20 6 5 2 0 1 0 0 5 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
65 Kentucky
SEC (2-3)
-- 19 5 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 1 0
66 Rutgers
Big Ten (3-3)
-11 19 6 3 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0
67 Florida
SEC (2-4)
+6 18 6 2 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 2 1 0 2 0 1
68 Louisiana Tech
CUSA (4-2)
-25 18 6 4 1 2 1 0 0 4 0 1 1 0 1 0 1
69 Syracuse
ACC (3-3)
-- 17 6 3 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0
70 UCF
Big 12 (3-3)
-4 16 6 3 0 1 1 0 0 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0
71 Hawai?i
Mountain West (5-2)
+13 15 7 5 1 2 0 0 0 4 1 0 0 1 0 0 1
72 Fresno State
Mountain West (5-2)
-21 13 7 5 0 1 1 0 0 4 0 0 2 0 0 0 1
73 Michigan State
Big Ten (3-3)
-5 13 6 3 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 0
74 Troy
Sun Belt (4-2)
+7 12 6 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 1 1 0 1 0 1
75 Kennesaw State
CUSA (4-2)
+12 11 6 4 1 1 0 0 0 4 1 0 0 1 0 0 0
76 Kent State
MAC (2-4)
+22 11 6 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 3 2 0 0
77 Miami (OH)
MAC (3-3)
+16 11 6 3 2 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 1
78 Temple
American (3-3)
-17 11 6 3 0 0 2 0 0 2 1 0 1 1 0 2 1
79 Boise State
Mountain West (4-2)
+7 10 6 4 2 0 2 0 0 4 0 0 2 0 0 0 1
80 Bowling Green
MAC (3-3)
+11 10 6 3 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 2 1 0 0 0 0
81 Central Michigan
MAC (3-3)
-3 10 6 3 1 0 1 0 0 2 1 0 1 1 0 0 0
82 Colorado
Big 12 (3-4)
+10 10 7 3 1 1 0 0 0 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0
83 Buffalo
MAC (3-3)
-4 9 6 3 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 1
84 Wisconsin
Big Ten (2-4)
-7 9 6 2 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 1 0 2 0
85 Delaware
CUSA (3-2)
-2 8 5 3 0 2 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 1
86 East Carolina
American (3-3)
-19 7 6 3 0 1 2 0 0 3 2 0 1 0 0 0 1
87 Kansas State
Big 12 (3-4)
+14 7 7 3 2 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 1
88 Purdue
Big Ten (2-4)
-3 6 6 2 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 0 0
89 Southern Miss
Sun Belt (4-2)
-- 6 6 4 2 1 0 0 0 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 1
90 Arkansas
SEC (2-4)
-- 3 6 2 0 0 2 0 0 2 3 0 0 1 0 2 1
91 New Mexico
Mountain West (3-3)
-16 3 6 3 1 2 0 0 0 2 1 2 0 0 0 1 2
92 Utah State
Mountain West (3-3)
-18 3 6 3 1 1 1 0 0 3 0 0 3 0 0 1 1
93 Wyoming
Mountain West (3-3)
+4 2 6 3 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 2 1 0 0 0 1
94 Appalachian State
Sun Belt (4-2)
+11 1 6 4 0 2 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 2
95 Marshall
Sun Belt (3-3)
+11 1 6 3 1 1 1 0 0 3 2 0 0 1 1 0 2
96 UCLA
Big Ten (2-4)
+17 1 6 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 2
97 Washington State
Pac-12 (3-3)
+5 1 6 3 1 1 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 2 1 0 1
98 West Virginia
Big 12 (2-4)
-4 1 6 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 2 0 0 0
99 North Carolina
ACC (2-3)
-4 0 5 2 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 2 1 0 0 0
100 Texas State
Sun Belt (3-3)
-20 -1 6 3 0 1 1 0 0 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 2
101 ULM
Sun Belt (3-3)
-19 -2 6 3 1 0 1 0 0 3 0 1 0 2 0 1 1
102 Virginia Tech
ACC (2-5)
-3 -2 7 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 2 2 0 0 2 1
103 FIU
CUSA (2-3)
-3 -3 5 2 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 2 1 0 1
104 Missouri State
CUSA (3-3)
+4 -5 6 3 0 0 1 0 0 3 1 0 1 1 0 0 1
105 Ball State
MAC (2-4)
-9 -6 6 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 0 0
106 UTSA
American (3-3)
+9 -6 6 3 0 1 1 0 0 3 2 0 1 0 0 0 2
107 Jacksonville State
CUSA (3-3)
+3 -7 6 3 1 0 1 0 0 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 2
108 San Jose State
Mountain West (2-4)
-20 -7 6 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 0 1 1 0 1
109 Boston College
ACC (1-5)
-6 -9 6 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 1 0 2 0 0 0
110 Stanford
ACC (2-4)
-6 -9 6 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 3 0 0 0 1
111 New Mexico State
CUSA (3-2)
-- -10 5 3 1 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 1 0 0 2
112 Florida Atlantic
American (3-3)
+8 -11 6 3 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 1 0 2 0 0 2
113 Army
American (3-3)
+5 -12 6 3 1 1 0 0 0 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 3
114 Coastal Carolina
Sun Belt (3-3)
+7 -14 6 3 2 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 3 0 0 2
115 Oklahoma State
Big 12 (1-5)
-3 -14 6 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 3 1 1 0 1
116 Arkansas State
Sun Belt (2-4)
+1 -15 6 2 0 1 0 0 0 2 2 1 0 1 0 1 2
117 Akron
MAC (2-5)
-1 -18 7 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 2 0 0 2
118 Colorado State
Mountain West (2-4)
+7 -18 6 2 0 1 0 0 0 2 1 2 1 0 0 0 2
119 Louisiana
Sun Belt (2-4)
-12 -18 6 2 0 1 0 0 0 2 2 1 0 1 0 0 2
120 Northern Illinois
MAC (1-5)
-1 -19 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 2 1 0 0 0 1
121 Eastern Michigan
MAC (2-5)
+7 -20 7 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 2 0 0 0 2
122 Rice
American (3-4)
-13 -22 7 3 1 1 0 0 0 3 2 0 1 1 0 0 3
123 UAB
American (2-4)
-9 -24 6 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 1 0 1 3
124 Liberty
CUSA (2-4)
+5 -25 6 2 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 3 1 0 0 0 3
125 Georgia Southern
Sun Belt (2-4)
-3 -29 6 2 0 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 2 1 0 0 3
126 Oregon State
Pac-12 (0-7)
+1 -31 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 2 2 1 1 2
127 Tulsa
American (2-4)
+3 -31 6 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 4
128 UTEP
CUSA (1-5)
-5 -34 6 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 3 1 0 1 0 4
129 Georgia State
Sun Belt (1-5)
-5 -36 6 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 2 0 1 3
130 UMass
MAC (0-6)
+1 -39 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 4 0 1 2
131 Nevada
Mountain West (1-5)
-5 -40 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 2 1 0 4
132 South Alabama
Sun Belt (1-5)
+3 -41 6 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 2 1 0 0 0 4
133 Air Force
Mountain West (1-5)
-1 -45 6 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 3 1 1 0 0 0 5
134 Middle Tennessee
CUSA (1-5)
-- -45 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 1 1 0 0 4
135 Charlotte
American (1-5)
-2 -46 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 2 0 0 0 4
136 Sam Houston
CUSA (0-6)
-- -54 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 1 1 1 0 5

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